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A DHERST registered higher technical education provider in the Western Highlands, training Papua New Guineans for real work.
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A college built around the job
Melanesian Training College is a technical and vocational training institution based at Togoba, just outside Mt Hagen in Papua New Guinea’s Western Highlands Province.
We train school leavers, non-school leavers and working adults in the trades and professional skills that PNG employers are actively hiring for — from diesel heavy equipment fitting and electrical work through to accounting, information technology and human resource management.
Everything we teach is delivered under DHERST Reg. No. 043. That means the qualification you finish with is recognised, and it travels with you.
Our campus runs day, boarding and online programs, so students from across the country can study with us regardless of where home is.
Mission, vision and values
Our Mission
To develop and promote a disciplined workforce — delivering practical, industry-relevant training that produces graduates who are employable, capable and reliable from their first day on the job.
Our Vision
To be a leading Melanesian training institution whose graduates carry the skills, discipline and confidence that build families, communities and the nation.
Our Values
Discipline in how we work. Respect for every student who walks through the gate. Practical excellence over theory alone. And a responsibility to Papua New Guinea’s development.
“To Develop & Promote a Disciplined Workforce”
Discipline is not a slogan on our letterhead. It is the standard we hold students to in the workshop, in the classroom and in the boarding houses — because it is the standard employers hold them to afterwards.
Registered, recognised, respected
Melanesian Training College is registered with the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (DHERST) as a Higher Technical Education provider, under Registration No. 043.
What that means for you
- Your qualification is issued by a registered PNG training provider
- Employers across the country recognise what the certificate represents
- Our courses are delivered against national standards, not made-up ones
- Your record of study sits within the national higher education system
Trainers, tutors and support staff
Behind every program is a team of tradespeople, lecturers and administrators who keep the college running and the students supported.
Our trade trainers have worked in the trades they teach. Our business and IT lecturers teach to what a Papua New Guinean employer expects of a graduate. Around them sit the admissions, records, boarding and office staff most students never think about until they need them.
Togoba, Mt Hagen
Our campus sits at Togoba on the outskirts of Mt Hagen, Western Highlands Province — within reach of the town but with the space a training college needs for workshops, classrooms, grounds and boarding.
- Trade workshops for electrical, mechanical, heavy equipment, carpentry and plumbing
- Classrooms and a computer laboratory for business and IT programs
- On-campus boarding accommodation for students from outside the province
- Open grounds used for assembly, sport and cultural events